Morning Star (1959 film) explained

Morning star
Director:Roman Tikhomirov
Starring:Reina Chokoyeva
Uran Sarbagishev
Nurdin Tugelov
Bubusara Beyshenalieva
Sapar Abduzhalilov
Music:Mikhail Raukhverger
Cinematography:Apollinari Dudko
Editing:Isaac Glikman
Studio:Lenfilm
Frunze Film Studios
Distributor:Artkino Pictures
Runtime:75 minutes
Country:USSR
Language:Russian

Morning star (Russian: Чолпон - утренняя звезда) is a 1959 Soviet ballet film directed by Roman Tikhomirov, based on a Kyrgyz folk tale by the same name,[1] and featuring the Kyrgyz State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater.[2]

Synopsis

An evil witch, Ai Dai, uses magic to switch bodies with a beautiful young woman, Cholpon, and, with her new form, attempts to seduce the young prince Nurdin.[3] [4]

Cast

Reception

Upon the film's release in the United States in 1962, the New York Times wrote of it positively, saying:

“As a co-production of the Leningrad and Frunze Film Studios, the picture certainly moves [...]. The dancers go to town, and for once (on screen, anyway) a ballet heroine, Reina Chokoyeva, conveys real terror. But the incredibly mercurial Bibisara Beishenalieva, as the sorcerer, goes the whole company one better by suggesting that she's about to take off into space.”

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References

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  2. Web site: "Чолпон – утренняя звезда" (1962). КиноПоиск. ru-RU. 2019-03-15.
  3. News: Screen: Russian Imports:'Violin and Roller' and Ballet Film Open. 1962-08-20. The New York Times. 2019-03-15. en-US. 0362-4331.
  4. Web site: Cholpon - Utrennyaya Zvezda (1959) - Roman Tikhomirov Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related. AllMovie. en-us. 2019-03-15.